53rd Squadron – Athena Squadron

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YUMA SOIL AND SOIL FORMATIONS (53-444887-B)

The crystalline formations discovered in the caves of Yuma are nothing like the silicate formations or carbon based formation which gives the formation the hard and dense structure.

The YCF (Yuma Crystalline Formations) are a soft formation , easy to break and also very soluble in contact with water. How the formation came into existence is still to be researched , however several theories are already starting to take shape.

The YCF is comprised of several key elements that may explain the growth rate of the plant life at the surface , as there are high concentrations of potassium , nitrogen , phosphorous and uranium.

The nitrogen is taken up by plant through it’s roots from the soil after it was absorbed in the water streams.This protein is important for the development of new cells within , which gives the plant it’s growth and also the speed.

The phosphorus plays an important role in the physical development of the plant. It is also used to move energy and nutrients around itself , and thus repairing any damaged part of the plant. Also , is one of the key elements in the plant photosynthesis , a crucial element in the formation of nucleic acids which in it’s turn helps form the DNA.


Potassium is the key in the physiological process in a plant life , as it helps the plant to function normally. It is an element that helps the plant in the photosynthesis process and also to activate enzymes , form sugars and synthesize proteins.

Uranium is one of the elements that puzzles , as it is found in concentrations range of 7 to 150 pcI\g in the formation. It is theorised that in it’s past , Yuma had what scientists call “a natural nuclear reactor” , which says that at the formation of the planet , high deposits of uranium were found on the planet. When the building blocks of life met the surface and started to create life and here we discuss about the plant life as well , there was an increase of oxygen , quite sudden (1< and then it reached 2,5< ) which started the fission reaction when the uranium became mobile. As the natural reactor started to be active a lot of depleted uranium had been left from the reaction , uranium started to decay which is now in a solvable state as oxidized uranium (U6+).

As all the plant life in the vicinity of the natural reactors prospered , it also got uranium compound in their cellular structure , which modified the DNA.


In time , the uranium started to decay and now is in no state to cause any more mutations , however , the mutated plant life started to take over the land , using a more aggressive growth rate and also overtook the normal plants.

In the millennials since that incident , the plant life have evolved , diversify and prospered , having no real competitor besides their own mutated strain.

The soil of Yuma is also very rich on micronutrients , as molybdenum, zinc, and copper. These elements are provided as water-soluble salts.

Another theory is that besides the all of the above conditions and elements , the mutated strain also had another natural advantage in the region , as traces of the sodium nitrate was found in the soil , which is a natural fertilizer.
Our teams are still looking to locate any big deposits of the sodium nitrate around the old natural reactors.

Another item to take into consideration when we analyse the formation of the current plant life on Yuma is the wavelength that the planet received and what it means for the photosynthesis which is called PAR.

Photosynthetically active radiation, often abbreviated PAR, designates the spectral range (wave band) of solar radiation from 400 to 700 nanometers that photosynthetic organisms are able to use in the process of photosynthesis. This spectral region corresponds more or less with the range of light visible to the human eye.

In photosynthesis comes from the Yield Photon Flux (YPF) curve, which indicates that orange and red photons between 510 and 600 nm can result in 20 to 30% more photosynthesis.


The study will continue with several individual plant life example , their analysis and genetic makeup.

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